Data Scientist

Version 1 has celebrated 30 years in business and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver technology and transformation solutions that drive customer success. Our deep expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly evolving technology landscape. We foster strong partnerships with global technology leaders including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.

 We’re an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of what we do:

• UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner
• 3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business
• 10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK
• Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW
• Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW

We’re a core values driven company, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it’s deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we’ll invest in you.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Data Scientist to design, build, and deliver production ready data science and machine learning solutions for enterprise and regulated clients. This is a hands on role covering the full lifecycle - from data exploration and feature engineering through to model deployment, evaluation, and iteration.

The role suits someone focused on real world delivery and measurable outcomes, rather than research in isolation.

Key Responsibilities

• · Develop and deploy ML and data science solutions from proof of concept to production
• · Perform data exploration, feature engineering, and model development on large datasets
• · Apply techniques across prediction, classification, clustering, NLP, and multimodal AI
• · Use both traditional ML and GenAI / LLM approaches where appropriate
• · Track experiments, metrics, and model versions (e.g. MLflow)
• · Collaborate with data engineers and AI engineers to integrate models into platforms
• · Continuously improve models based on performance, feedback, and data drift

Required Skills & Experience

• · 5+ years in applied data science or machine learning roles
• · Strong Python skills with libraries such as Pandas, Scikit-learn, NumPy
• · Experience with Databricks and Spark
• · Hands-on use of MLflow or similar model lifecycle and MLOps frameworks
• · Experience with deep learning frameworks (e.g. PyTorch)
• · Practical experience with GenAI / LLMs
• · Exposure to AWS Bedrock & AWS SageMaker
• · Strong SQL and data analysis skills

Nice to Have

• · Experience in regulated or security conscious environments
• · Exposure to production model deployment patterns
• · Familiarity with Responsible AI and model governance
• · Client facing or consulting experience

Why Version 1?

 At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.

• Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits
• Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme
• Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance
• Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme
• Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies
• Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat
• Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & ‘Call-Out’ platform.
• Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.

And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.

Version 1 is an equal opportunities employer.
 
We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels valued and able to thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences, and we value the different perspectives people bring.
 
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